If you’ve read my work here, you’ll know how much I love the Manhattan. Along with the Old Fashioned, the Martini and the Daiquiri, I think it’s one of the most essential historical cocktails and one of the crucial uilding-block flavor profiles; of all those essentials, it’s definitely my favorite as well. I am, in short, a bit of a Manhattan evangelist.

So what I am about to say may come across as somewhere between heresy and shock: I think it is quite possible that the Zombie is actually the best ever example of the cocktail-making art... Read More

Take the light rum, the creme de almond and the triple sec in the order mentioned into a Collins glass and add to the mixture an equal amount of sweet and sour mix alongwith the pineapple juice. Next add the dark rum and put in a large straw. Serve with a garnish of a wedge of pineapple.... Full Recipe